NASSAU, Bahamas – Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey showed off her prize-fighter body as she posed nude on a beach. Rousey, who lost her bantamweight crown to Holly Holm back in November, was pictured taking part in a photoshoot wearing nothing but a body paint bikini. The shoot is believed to have taken place in […]
Community leader and educator Gary Pieters has successfully called on CN Tower management to light up the tower for Black History Month. “I would like to see the CN Tower illuminated in the colours red, black and green that are traditionally associated with the Black African identity as part of the colour rotation on the […]
Launching the Harvesting Freedom Campaign in Ottawa this week, Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) representatives renewed their call for resident status for those workers. “Better conditions. That’s all we ask,” said Ricky James , an agricultural worker from Saint Lucia. “The best solution is permanent residency. It wouldn’t change the number of workers. It wouldn’t […]
If you are between 10 and18 years and have an interest in hip-hop as an art form, UNITY Charity is looking for you. UNITY offers drop-in programs in Toronto, Scarborough and Mississauga that focus on building skills through peer-to-peer mentorship and artistic performance, using elements of hip-hop. The organization, which began in 2007, teamed up […]
A “crisis” looms over policing in Toronto unless radical changes are made, including harnessing social media technology, says Deputy Police Chief Peter Sloly. Sloly, currently on leave and who was passed over last year for chief in favour of Mark Saunders, who is also Black, has expertise in social media and issued his warning at […]
Dr. Mary Anne Chambers has been invested into the Order of Ontario by Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell. Chambers is a former provincial cabinet minister and MPP for Scarborough East. She has served the people of Ontario with profound dedication, the province said, noting she personally funds scholarships and sponsors an academic mentorship program at U of […]
DETROIT, Michigan – The journey of Ralph Gilles and myself began on a cold winter’s day in 2004 at Autonews World Congress and 2004 North American International Auto Show where a nervous journalist and a reserved car designer met for the first time in an impromtu interview. Twelve years later Gilles is head of Global […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – This country is one of the 12 emerging destinations to visit this year, according to Business Insider UK. The South American country is the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation featured. Broadcast journalist and photojournalist Anisha Shah explains that 2016 is all about emerging destinations. “Wilderness, wildlife and culture; these themes will illuminate […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that seven species of Caribbean skinks or lizards may qualify for Endangered Species Act protection. The rare lizards from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are on the knife’s edge of extinction due to introduced predators and habitat destruction. “The Endangered Species Act […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The recent lengthy drought in the Dominican Republic, which began to ease in late 2015, caused serious losses in agriculture and prompted national water rationing measures and educational campaigns. But the most severe December-April dry season in the last 20 years helped convince the authorities to listen to the local […]
